Flashing receptacle or reglet.



F. E. ALEXANDER & 0;]. KENYON.

FLASHING RECEPTACLE 0R REGLET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. 1914.

1,177,916. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

FRANK E. ALEXANDER, DE LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA.

AND OADES J. KENYON, 0F EAGLE ROCK,

FLASHING REGEPTAGLE 0R BEGLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented d, 1916.

Application filed November 28, 1914. Serial No. 874,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, FRANK E. ALEX- ANDER and OADES J. KnNYoN, citizensof the United States, residing, respectively, at Los Angeles and EagleRock, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Flashing Receptacle or Reglet, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in counter flashing receptacles orreglets for leak proofing walls at their junction with roofingmaterials.

Like letters in accompanying drawings refer to similar parts in allcases.

Figure 1 represents a transverse section through the reglet. Fig. 2represents a transverse section through a wall, strip ofcounter-flashing, and the reglet as shown in Fig. 1 indicating theirrelative positions. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section throughreglet of modified form from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents atransverse section through a wall, strip of .coun-' ter-fiashing, andthe reglet as shown in Fig.

3 indicating their relative positions; Fig. 5 V

represents a transverse section through reglet, similar to that shown inFig. 1 and, in addition, a transverse section through wood forms forconcrete, and a side elevation of a bracket 1). Fig. 6 represents a planof bracket mentioned in connection with Fig. 5.

Reglets marked and B are to be constructed out of crimped sheet metal asshown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, and are intended to be placed in themortar joints of masonry walls and in concrete walls as hereinafterspecified.

Reglet A, Fig. 1 has a projecting drip marked H, which turns down aftercounterflashing (marked C) is inserted in same, as shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 represents a reglet identically the same as shownin Fig. 1, andis intended to be used for the same purpose, except it does not have theprojecting drip marked H.

counter-flashing C (in Figs. 2 and 4 This reglet is made leak proof bysoldering the counter-flashing C to reglet B at point marked E, whichare driven into form work marked F.

The object in' crimping the material in reglets is, to insure againstthe possibility of any movement in same after installation into walls,and said crimps also materially guard against water entering betweenmaterial in wall and the reglet. Attention is also called to the actioninvolved in that part of reglet marked K, in Figs. 1 and 3 w)henisforced into position. The flexibility or spring in K allows theinsertion of counterllashing C without rupture to any part of ,wall, andatthe same time forms a grip,

which holds the flashing in position after insertion into reg-let.

Weare aware that prior to our invention counter-flashings have beeninserted and attached to concrete and masonry walls, but,

We claim:

1. A strip of corrugated sheet metal, having a portion K ofits widthpartially folded so'as to stand inplined relatively to the main body,the strip being also again bent at approximately the center of itswidth, said bend forming the vertex of an acute angle, the size indegrees of said angle being governed .by the height of said portion K,adapted to serve substantially as herein specified.

2. The combination of a masonry or concrete wall with a V shaped stripof corrugated sheet metal installed in same, said strip having a portionK inclined relatively to the main body, in order to provide in advancefor the insertion of the edge of another strip of sheet metal G intosaid V shaped strip and to avoid subsequent breaching of the finishedwalls, adapted to serve therewith substantially as herein specified. 3.In combination with a V-shaped lining for a flashing recess, a pieceofsheet metal D, 5 having two of its opposite edges bent at right anglesto the main body, said main body also having a V shaped slot cut insame, to receive and maintain said lining in position and adapted toserve therewith sub stantially as herein specified,

FRANK E. ALEXANDER. OADES J. KENYON.

Witnesses:

W. R. BA'rrEY, G130, C. HECKMAN.

